Window shade



March 5, 1968 ROMANO 3,371,700

' WINDOW SHADE Filed Jan.. 13, 1967 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 F/GJ INVENTOR.

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March 5, 1968 ROMANO 3,371,700 I WINDOW SHADE Filed Jan. 13, 1967 5Sheets-Sheet 2 v INVENTOR. RALPH ROMA/V0 ATTORNEYS.

March 5, 1968 R. ROMANO WINDOW SHADE Filed Jan. 15, 1967 Sheets-Sheet 5INVENTOR.

RA LPH ROMA NO A T TOR/V575.

United States Patent Ofifice 3,371 ,700 Patented Mar. 5, 1968 3,371,700WINDOW SHADE Ralph Romano, Levittown, Pa., assignor of ten percent toHarold B. Lipsius and ten percent to Arthur H. Seidel, both ofPhiladelphia, Pa. Continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 407,631,

Oct. 30, 1964. This application Jan. 13, 1967, Ser.

6 (Ilairns. (Cl. 160-84) ABSTRACT OF THE DHSCLOSURE A window shade andbrackets for supporting such window shade wherein the brackets areseverable to accommodate drapes which may be supported adjacent thewindow shade. The shade, when extended, presents a corrugated appearanceand is highly attractive. The brackets permit the shade to bealternatively mounted substantially flush with a ceiling, to be mountedinside a window casing or outside a window casing. The severed bracketswill support drapes adjacent the window shade irrespective of theposition in which the window shade is mounted.

This application is a continuation-in-part application of patentapplication Ser. No. 407,631 filed Oct. 30, 1964, now abandoned, byRalph Romano.

This invention relates to a window shade and more particularly, to awindow shade supported by a pair of severable brackets wherein thebrackets may be used to support drapes adjacent the window shade andwherein the shade is adapted to be raised in accordion-like fashion.

In many instances, it is desirable to provide a decorative window shadehaving drapes adjacent thereto. Usually,

the drapes are adapted to be drawn so that they conceal the windowshade. This is not desirable where a highly decorative window shade,such as a Roman or Austrian type shade is used.

When Roman or Austrian shades are utilized, it is often desirable tomount such shades outside the window casing. The position in which suchshades are mounted is largely a matter of individual choice and it mayalso be desirable to mount such shades within a window casing. Wheneither mounting is used, it has not been in the past possible to easilymount drapes adjacent to such highly decorative shades, or to use thesame brackets for either type of mounting. In some instances, it mayalso be desirable to mount the decorative shade or shade and drapesflush with the ceiling. In the past, it has generally been necessary toobtain special brackets for mounting either a window shade or a windowshade and drapes flush with a ceiling.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to providebrackets for supporting a highly decorative window shade or such awindow shade and drapes adjacent thereto.

Another object of this invention is to provide brackets which areseverable and which are adapted to facilitate mounting of a window shadeor a window shade and drapes flush with a ceiling. A further object ofthis invention is to provide brackets which may be utilized to mount ahighly decorative window shade inside or outside a window casing whichbrackets may be severed and further utilized for mounting drapesadjacent such highly decorative window shade.

Another object of this invention is to provide a single set of bracketswhich may be used to mount a highly decorative window shade inside oroutside a window casing or flush with a ceiling and wherein suchbrackets are severable to support drapes mounted adjacent the windowshade.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a window shadewhich is slightly corrugated when fully extended and collapses in anaccordion-like fashion.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a window shadeof the character indicated which can be raised or lowered in anexpedient manner with a minimum of effort.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide brackets forsupporting a highly decorative window shade which brackets may beinstalled with a minimum of effort and are highly versatile to providevarious mountings of the window shade, window shade and drapes, windowshade and curtains, window shade and swags, window shade and valances orany other desired decorative effects.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The above and other objects of the present invention are accomplished byproviding brackets for supporting the window shade which have provisionsfor mounting a highly decorative window shade flush against a walloutside a window casing or, flush with a top wall of the window casingor, flush with a ceiling. The window shade, when fully extended,presents a corrugated appearance. An attractive effect is presented toenhance the decor of any particular room in which the shade of thepresent invention is utilized. The shade is adapted to be raised andlowered in a convenient expedient manner. The shade is adapted to befolded in an accordion-like fashion to present a neat and attractiveappearance when raised.

The brackets which are utilized to support the shade are severable andthe severed portions of the brackets may be positioned on the walladjacent the window for supporting the highly attractive window shade.The, brackets may be modified so that a severed portion of the bracketsupports drapes adjacent the highly decorative window shade when thewindow shade was originally mounted within the window casing.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention there is shown in thedrawings a form which is presently preferred; it being understood,however, that this invention is not limited to the precise arrangementsand instrumentalities shown.

FIGURE 1 is a front view in elevation of the window shade of the presentinvention mounted outside a window casing and having drapes supportedadjacent thereto.

FIGURE 2 is a view similar to FIGURE 1 but illustrating the window shadein its raised position and showing the drapes broken away to thus exposethe outer edge of the window casing.

FIGURE 3 is a rear view in elevation of the window shade in its fullyextended position.

FIGURE 4 is a cross-sectional view taken substantially along the planeindicated by the line 4-4 in FIGURE 3.

FIGURE 5 is a perspective view of the bracket which is utilized to mountthe window shade inside or outside of the window casing and which may besevered to support drapes adjacent the window shade.

FIGURE 6 is a perspective view of a bracket of the present inventionwhich has been severed.

FIGURE 7 is a perspective view of one portion of a severed bracket ofthe present invention showing a modification of the bracket to supportdrapes adjacent the window shade which had been mounted within a windowcasing.

FIGURE 8 is a view to FIGURE 4 but illustrating the window shade in itsraised position.

FIGURE 9 is a section view taken along line 99 in FIGURE 8.

FIGURE 10 is a section view taken along line 1010 in FIGURE 3.

Referring to FIGURES 1-4 in detail, wherein like numerals indicate likeelements, a window shade is generally designated by the referencenumeral 10.

The window shade 10 comprises'a generally rectangular piece of fabrichaving a front face 12 and a back face 14. The lowermost bottom panel 16of the shade 10 is doubled back upon itself to form a loop 18. A weightsuch as a wooden slab 20 or the like is slidably disposed within theloop 18 for a purpose which will be made clear hereinafter.

The top panel 22 of the window shade 10 is doubled back upon itself toform a loop 24. A rod 26 which is preferably a conventional C-shapedcurtain rod or a conventional lock C-shaped curtain rod is slidablydisposed within the loop 24. The rod 26 is preferably constructed of twoequal halves. One half telescopes over the other half to permitadjustment of the total length of the rod.

The rod 26 is adapted to be mounted upon spaced brackets 28 and 30 onopposite sides of a window casing. As will be explained in detailhereinafter, the brackets may be mounted inside or outside the windowcasing or flush with the ceiling. For convenience, bracket 28 mayhereinafter be referred to as a left-hand bracket and bracket 30 mayhereinafter be referred to as a righthand bracket.

Horizontally spaced vertical fabric strips 32, 33 and 34 are secured tothe back 14 of the shade 10. A series of vertically spaced loops 36 areformed in the fabric strip 33 by slitting the fabric at verticallyspaced points. In a similar manner loops 38 and 40 are formed in thefabric strips 32 and 34 respectively.

A piece of fabric or tape 42 is threaded through the loops 36 andsecured at one end to a conventional window shade roller 50. The tape 42is secured at its other end to the loop 18 by means of stitching 48.Similarly, tape strips 44 and 46 may be threaded through the loops 38and 40 on the fabric strips 32 and 34 respectively. The window shaderoller 50 is conventional and the strips may be fully wound thereon suchas shown in FIGURE 8, or substantially entirely unwound therefrom suchas shown in FIGURE 4. By means of a conventional lock mechanism in thewindow shade roller 58 the unwinding or winding of the strips 42, 44 and46 may be halted at any position intermediate to the positions shown inFIG- URES 4 and 8.

When the tapes 42, 44 and 46 are wound upon the roller 50, the bottompanel 16 of the shade 10 will move vertically upwardly. The tapes willslide through their respective loops 36, 38 and 40. As the bottom panel16 moves upwardly, it will cause panels or pleats 52 on the shade 10 topivot relative to each other. The size of the panels 52 is determined bythe spacing between the loops 36, 38 and 40. The panels 52 will fold inan accordionlike fashion and assume a final disposition, such as thatshown in FIGURES 2 and 8. The term panels will be used hereinafter toindicate the panels or pleats 52.

The tapes 42, 44 and 46 may be unfurled from the roller 50 by causingthe roller to rotate against the bias of a torsion spring secured at oneof its ends to the roller and at its other end to the end cap of theroller. The roller 58 is locked against counter-rotation at variousrotational increments by a suitable mechanism, such as a ratchet andpawl disposed within its end caps. When a shade is completely unwoundfrom the roller, the force exerted on the roller by the torsion springwill be sufficient to override the ratchet and pawl locking mechanismand the roller can wind the tape strips 42, 44 and 46 completely aboutitself as illustrated in FIGURE 8.

The roller 50 is supported by the brackets 28 and 30. As the roller isrotated against the bias of the torsion spring, the tape strips 42, 44and 46 are unwound. The unwinding of the tape strips will allow thepanels 52 to assume their fully open position as illustrated in FIG-URES 1, 3 and 4.

When the window shade 10 is fully extended, the torsion spring withinthe roller 50 will exert a slight bias upon the tapes 42, 44 and 46 inan upward direction. The tapes are not fully unwound when the shade isin its fully extended position, since the full unwinding of the tapes42, 44 and 46 would cause the force exerted by the torsion spring withinthe roller to overcome the lock mechanism and cause the shade to moveupwardly. Hence, the shade 10 when fully extended presents a pleasingrippled or corrugated effect.

The weight 20 within the loop 18 maintains the bottom panel 16 of theshade 10 in a substantially vertical position at all times. The panel 16may also be conveniently grasped for unwinding or rewinding the fabricstrips on the roller 50.

It is readily apparent that the shade 10 can be used to enhance thedecor of any room. The fabric from which the shade 10 is formed may beof any suitable color. The shade 10 can be folded in an accordion-likefashion in a simple and expedient manner by merely pulling the weight 20within the loop downwardly from its fully extended. position therebyovercoming the lock mechanism in the shade roller 50. The size of thepanels 52 formed in the shade 10 is determined by the spacing betweenthe loops 36, 38 and 40 on their respective fabric strips.

Referring now particularly to FIGURES 5-7 and 9, there is disclosedtherein a left-hand bracket 28 and a right-hand bracket 30. The bracketsare substantially identical, although they are of opposite hand.Left-hand bracket 28 will be described in detail, and similar structureon bracket 30 will be noted by identical reference numerals having aprime notation.

The bracket 28 may be mounted inside a window casing 54 or outside suchwindow casing. When mounted inside the window casing, the bracket 28will be secured to the top wall 56 of such window casing. When mountedoutside the window casing, the bracket will be secured to a wall 73 orthe ceiling. The bracket 28 has a main body portion 58. The main bodyportion 58 is scored or otherwise weakened at 60 to permit severing ofthe main body portion into two substantially equal segments. Both partsof the severed bracket will be used as supports.

The bracket 28 has two forwardly projecting members 62 and 64. Themembers 62 and 64 extend at substantially right angles from the bodyportion 58. Each of the mounting members is provided with holes 66therein to facilitate mounting of the bracket 28. The number andlocation of holes 66 may be varied in accordance with the shape and sizeof the members 62 and 64. Screws, nails, or other suitable securingmeans 68 are adapted to be inserted into the holes 66 so that thebracket 28 may be secured to the top wall 56 of a window casing 54.Alternatively, the bracket may be mounted in the ceiling when the shade10 is to be used on a large window which terminates adjacent theceiling.

A separation 70 is provided between the mounting members 62 and 64 sothat such mounting members will not impede severing of the main bodyportion 58 of the bracket 28. Holes 72 may also be provided in the mainbody portion 58. The holes 72 are adapted to receive screws, nails orother securing means 74. The holes 72 and securing means 74 would beutilized in mounting the bracket outside the window casing, such as onewall 73.

A forwardly projecting shade roller support 76 is integrally connectedto the bracket 28 and extends at a substantially right angle from thebody portion 58. The shade roller support 76 has a slot 78 therein whichis adapted to receive and support an outwardly projecting end 80 of theroller 50.

The main body portion 58 of the bracket 28 has a forwardly projectingshade supporting arm 82 integral therewith. The arm 82 extends at asubstantially right angle from the body portion 58. The arm 82 is curvedat 84 for a purpose which will be discussed in detail hereinafter. Thearm 82 is provided with a weakened portion 86 which permits the arm 82to be bent at the weakened portion 86 so that it lies in a planesubstantially parallel with the plane defined by main body portion 58.The arm 82' on bracket 30 is shown bent at the weakened portion 86' inFIGURE 7.

The brackets 28 and 30 are very versatile and provide for a plurality ofvarious mountings of the window shade and drapes 31 adjacent the windowshade. The bracket is similar in most respects to the bracket 28 but isof opposite hand. Suflicient clearance is provided at 90 between theforwardly projecting mounting members 62 and 64 and the shade supportarm 82 thus permitting ready access to the arm 82 should it be desiredto bend the same along the weakened portion 86.

A hole 88 is provided in the forwardly projecting shade roller 76' onthe bracket 30. The hole 88 provides for a secure mounting of the shaderoller 50 which has one end inserted into the hole 88 and the other end80 in slot 78 in bracket 28.

The rod 26 may be provided with an inwardly projecting portion 92 or maybe straight throughout the entire length thereof. The type of rod usedWill depend upon the manner and position in which the brackets aremounted.

In using the present invention, the following alternative mountings ofthe Window shade or the window shade and drapes are available. Thefollowing types of mountings are by way of illustration only and theinventionis not limited to any particular type or types of mountings.

If it were desired to mount the shade 10 within the window casing 54,the brackets 28 and 30 would be secured to the top wall 56 of the windowcasing by nails, screws or other suitable securing means 68. To provideadequate support for mounting the window shade it would only benecessary to secure the mounting means 68 through the holes 66 and 66'in the mounting members 64 and 64. When this type of mounting is used,the shade is preferably mounted on a rod 26 which has inwardlyprojecting portions 92 at its ends. The rod 26 is secured to thebrackets28 and 30 by merely pushing the ends of the rod 26 onto the forwardlyprojecting shade supporting arms 82 and 82'. The rod 26 will be held inplace by tight frictional engagement with the arms 82 and 82 at severalspaced points in view of the curves 84 and 84 on the arms 82 and 82. Theroller 50 with the tape strips 42, 44 and 46 thereon is inserted intothe shade roller supports 76 and 76'. One projecting end of the roller50 is inserted into the hole 88 on the support 76' and the otherprojecting end 80 of the roller 50 is thereafter dropped into the slot78 on the support 76. The roller 50 will normally be mounted prior tomounting the rod 26 which has the shade 10 thereon. The shade 10 willconceal the roller 50 and tape strips 42, 44 and 46 attached thereto.Thus, the shade 10 will enhance the decor of the room in which it isutilized.

If at a later date it is desired to mount the drapes 31 adjacent toshade 10 to further enhance the decor of the room, it is merelynecessary to sever the brackets 28 and 30 along the weakened portionsand 60'. The arms 82 and 82' are bent at their weakened portions 86 and86' so that both arms 82 and 82 project toward each other and obtainsubstantially the orientation of the severed portion of bracket 30 shownin FIGURE 7. The thusly severed portions of the brackets 28 and 30 aremounted outside the window casing and attached to the wall 73 bysecuring means 74 through the holes 72. A straight rod 26 of the typewhich is used conventionally in mounting curtains may then be usedinstead of the rod 26 having inwardly projecting portions 92.

The severed portion of bracket 28 is substantially identical to thesevered portion of bracket 30 shown in FIG- URE 7, except that it is ofopposite hand. Both the window shade 10 and the drapes 31 are mounted onthe telescoping rod 26. The rod 26 is contracted to fit in between theends of the arms 82 and 82'. Thereafter, the rods are extended so thatthe ends thereof engage the arms 82 and 82. Due to the curves 84 and 84on the arms 82 and 82, the rod 26 is in tight frictional engagement withthe arms. The purpose of bending the arms 82 and 82 is to enable boththe drapes and the window shade to be mounted flush with the wall 73 tothus allow the window shade roller to continue to be supported by thesupports 76 and 76 which are mounted inside the window casing 54.Thereafter, the decor of the room is enhanced not only by the attractiveRoman or Austrian shade but also by the drapes 31 which are mountedadjacent to the shade.

In other instances, it may be desired to mount the attractive windowshade 10 outside the window casing 54. In these instances, the brackets28 and 30 are secured to the wall 73 by securing means 74. Again, it isnot neces sary to use more than two of the holes 72 on each of thebrackets and preferably the holes which are used are adjacent the shaderoller supports 76 and 76'. The shade roller 50 and rod 26 are connectedto the brackets 28 and 30 in substantially the same manner ashereinbefore discussed when the brackets are mounted within the windowcasing 54. The rod 26 having inwardly projecting portions 92 ispreferred for this type of mounting.

Thereafter, if it is desired to support drapes adjacent the Window shade10, it is merely necessary to break the brackets 28 and 30 at theirweakened portions 60. The severed portions of the brackets which includethe for wardly projecting shade supporting arms 82 and 82' are movedalong the wall 73 to a desired location to thus accommodate the drapes31 which are to be mounted adjacent the window shade 10. Suitablesecuring means 74 are used to mount each of the severed portions of thebrackets 28 and 30 to the wall 73. Thereafter, the same rod 26 isexpanded in length and supports the drapes 31 adjacent the window shade10. In this instance, it is not necessary to bend the arms 82 and 82' attheir weakened portions 86 and 86, respectively, due to mounting of theshade roller supports 76 and 76 on the wall 73.

The brackets 28 and 30 may also be mounted onto the ceiling by securingmeans 68 through the holes 66 and 66 in the mounting members 64 and 64'.This type of mounting would be most desirable if the window terminatedadjacent the ceiling. Thereafter drapes 31 could be mounted adjacent thewindow shade 10 in the same manner as heretofore discussed with respectto the mounting of the window shade outside of the window casing 54. Theonly difference being that the severed portions of the brackets 28 and30 would also be mounted to the ceiling by securing means 68 through theholes 66 and 66 on the mounting members 62 and 62', respectively.

By the use of the present invention, the decor of a room can be enhancedgreatly. An attractive Roman or Austrian window shade and drapes can bemounted at the same time, or if desired, the window shade can be mountedand at some later date the drapes can be mounted adjacent the windowshade. The brackets 28 and 30 are very versatile and by use of the samethe window shade may be mounted, for example, inside the window casing,outside the window casing, or flush with the ceiling. When mounted inany of the specified positions, it is a simple matter to merely snap thebrackets 28 and 30 along their weakened portions 60 and 60', andthereafter mount drapes 31 adjacent the window shade in the manner setforth hereinabove.

The loops 36, 38 and 40 On their respective fabric strips are preferablyspaced one inch apart measured from the centers of the loops. The sizeof the panels 52 on the window shade may be varied by threading the tapestrips 42, 44 and 46 through selected loops. Thus, in some instances itmay be desired to thread the tape strips through every third loop orevery fourth loop, etc. The particular loops through which the tapestrips will be threaded will be governed by personal choice andproviding a plurality of loops spaced one inch apart permits manyvariations. The size of the panels 52 will be determined by the distancebetween the loops through which the tape strips are threaded.

In many instances, the drapes 31 will have a loop at the upper endthereof. In these instances, the drapes 31 will be attached to the rod26 in the same manner as the window shade 10 is attached to the rod 26.It is clear that in some instances it may be desired to overlap thedrapes 31 over the window shade 10. This may be accomplished byproviding conventional drapery clips at the upper end of the drapes 31and clipping the drapes to the rod 26. The drapes may then overlap theedges of the window shade 10, or may be positioned to completely concealthe shade 10. The drapery clips which engage the rod 26 will also engagethe top panel 22 of the shade 10 when this mounting is utilized. Theconnection of the drapery clips to the panel 22 will serve to preventlateral shifting of the window shade 10 along the rod 26.

The invention herein is not limited merely to the use of drapes adjacentthe window shade and includes the use of curtains, swags, valances andany other desired decorative effects mounted adjacent the window shade.Furthermore, the curtains, swags, valances and other decorative effectsmay be adapted to overlap the window shade by mounting the same withconventional drapery clips or may be provided with loops at theiruppermost ends and the rod 26 inserted into such loops.

The present invention may be embodied in other specific form's withoutdeparting from the spirit or essential attributes thereof and,accordingly, reference should be made to the appended claims, ratherthan to the foregoing specifications as indicating the scope of theinvention.

I claim:

1. A window shade assembly comprising an accordiontype folding windowshade including a substantially rectangular piece of fabric, a rod forsupporting said fabric, said fabric having a front face and a rear face,means connected to said fabric for causing said fabric to collapse in anaccordion-like fashion from a substantially upright position into aplurality of superimposed substantially horizontal panels, said meansincluding a plurality of strips of material secured to the rear face ofsaid fabric, each of said strips of material including a column ofspaced guide loops, the distance between said loops defining the area ofsaid panels, a window shade roller having a conventional lock mechanismand a conventional rewind mechanism, the axis of said roller beingparallel with and spaced from the axis of said fabric supporting rod, alefthand bracket and a right-hand bracket, said brackets being severablealong a weakened portion to provide an inside segment and an outsidesegment of each of said brackets, the inside segment of each of saidbrackets having means for supporting the ends of said window shaderoller, projecting means integral with the outside segment of each ofsaid brackets for supporting the end of said rod and being adapted, whenthe brackets are severed, to support drapes which may be mounted on saidrod adjacent said window shade, said projecting means includingforwardly projecting fingers on each of said outside segments of saidbrackets, the ends of said fabric supporting rod being in tightfrictional engagement with said forwardly projecting fingers to retainsaid rod in its desired position, said means connected to said fabricfor causing said fabric to collapse in an accordion-like fashion furtherincluding a plurality of flexible elements, one element being associatedwith each strip of material, the elements being threaded through theguide loops of the strips and being fixedly connected at their upperends to the window shade roller for winding thereon and being furtherfixedly connected at their lower ends to the lower end of the fabric,the length of said elements being related to the length of said fabricso that portions of said elements will remain wound on said window shaderoller when the fabric is in its substantially upright position, saidelements being further related to the length of the fabric so that theelements can be completely unwound from the window shade roller wherebythe rewind mechanism of the window shade roller will overcome the lockmechanism of such roller and the lower end of the fabric will be raisedby the rewind mechanism, the length of said elements being such thatwhen said fabric is in its substantially upright position it presents aslightly corru gated appearance.

2. A window shade assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein said rod is aC-shaped curtain rod, said forwardly projecting fingers on the outsidesegments of said brackets are curved so that when said C-shaped rod ispushed onto said fingers said rod will be held in tight frictionalengagement therewith.

3. A window shade assembly as set forth in claim 2 wherein the forwardlyprojecting fingers are weakened to facilitate bending of the same thuspermitting the outside segments of said brackets to be mounted outside awindow casing while the inside segments of said brackets are mountedinside such window casing.

4. A window shade assembly comprising an accordiontype window shadeincluding a substantially rectangular piece of fabric, a rod forsupporting said fabric, said fabric having a front face and a rear face,mean connected to said fabric for causing said fabric to collapse in anaccordion-like fashion from a substantially upright position into aplurality of superimposed substantially horizontal panels, said meansincluding a plurality of strips of material secured to the rear face ofsaid fabric, each of said strips of material including a column ofspaced guide loops, the distance between said loops defining the size ofsaid panels, a window shade roller, the axis of said roller beingparallel with and spaced from the axis of said fabric supporting rod, afirst bracket and a second bracket, each of said brackets beingseverable along a weakened portion to provide an inside segment and anoutside segment of each of said brackets, means on the inside segment ofeach of said brackets for supporting said window shade roller,projecting means integral with the outside segment of each of saidbrackets for supporting said fabric supporting rod, said projectingmeans including at least one projecting finger on each of said outsidesegments of said brackets, the ends of said fabric supporting rod beingin secure frictional engagement with said projecting fingers to therebyretain said rod in its desired position, said means connected to saidfabric for causing said fabric to collapse in an accordion-like fashionfurther including a plurality of flexible elements, one element beingassociated with each strip of material, the elements being threadedthrough the guide loops of the strips and being fixedly connected attheir upper ends to the window shade roller for winding thereon andbeing further fixedly connected at their lower ends to the lower end ofthe fabric, the length of said elements being such that when fabric isin its substantially upright position it presents a slightly corrugatedappearance.

5. A window shade assembly as set forth in claim 4 wherein said rod is aC-shaped curtain rod, said projecting fingers on the outside segments ofsaid brackets are References Cited 23? S 13?; ii i-ifi i iiiii ih lii iiiii 1313 UNITED STATES PATENTS e e 1c1 a begeflected g g 300,063 6/1884Geertz 160-84 6. A window shade assembly as set forth in claim 4 51501843 7/1924 Dumeu et 248*252 wherein the projecting fingers areweakened to facilitate 2,295,137 9/1942 Sutton 160 184 bending of thesame whereby the outside segments of 252L062 9/1950 Holt 248252 saidbrackets may be mounted outside a window casing while the insidesegments of said brackets are mounted DAVID WILLIAMOWSKY P'lmary Emmmer'inside such window casing. 10 PETER M. CAUN, Examiner.

